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Problems and exercisesPhysical and Bond Properties

1. Which figure is correct?

Which of the two figures is the correct one?

First figure of the carbonyl group: carbon as a nucleophilic center, oxygen as an electrophilic center and a strong Lewis base, and α hydrogens with lower acidity than expected

Second figure of the carbonyl group: carbon as an electrophilic center, oxygen as a nucleophilic center and a weak Lewis base, and α hydrogens with higher acidity than expected

2. Boiling points

Rank by increasing boiling point: butane, propanal, 1-propanol and acetone. Explain.

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